Opera browser now comes with free built-in VPN
Opera added a free VPN client with unlimited data usage in its newest developer version. All other VPNs for the major desktop browsers are extensions, with most of them based …
Opera Software founder launches Vivaldi, a new browser
After more than one year in public development and millions of downloads, Vivaldi today released the first major release of its desktop browser: Vivaldi 1.0. The UI uses React …
Security and privacy issues in QQ Browser put millions of users at risk
Citizen Lab researchers identified security and privacy issues in QQ Browser, a mobile browser produced by China-based Tencent, which may put millions of users of the …
New ways to fingerprint Tor Browser users discovered
Users who want to remain anonymous online often opt for using the Tor Browser, which hides their real IP address, but there are techniques that (more or less) malicious actors …
Google declares war against deceptive download buttons
There’s likely no Internet user that hasn’t, at some point, been tricked into clicking on a deceptive “download,” “install,” or …
Comodo Internet Security installs insecure Chrome-based browser
Google researcher Tavis Ormandy has found more vulnerabilities in yet another security solution. This time it’s Comodo Internet Security and, according to this issue …
Microsoft ends support for Windows 8, IE8 through 10: What does this mean for you?
Slowly but surely, Microsoft is pushing users towards Windows 10 and its new browser, Microsoft Edge. The way through this is by stop providing technical support and security …
Microsoft warns of imminent end of support for all but the latest Internet Explorer versions
Windows users who still prefer Internet Explorer to all other browsers have been urged by Microsoft to update to the latest (and last) version of the browser (v11), as the …
Vonteera adware blocks AVs, can install uninstallable Chrome extensions
The Vonteera adware family has been around for quite some time, but it is now slowly starting to cross the line between unwanted, potentially malicious software to outright …
Analytics services are tracking users via Chrome extensions
It’s quite possible that, despite your belief that the Google Chrome is the safest browser there is and your use of extensions that prevent tracking, your online …
New Dyre variant can target Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge users
As Microsoft continues to push Windows users towards adopting the latest version of the popular OS, malware authors have started adding support for it. Heimdal Security …
Google debuts customized warning for social engineering sites
Google Chrome users will from now on be faced with a new, customized warning every time they visit a website/page that contains social engineering content:“The threat …
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